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ARGENTINA: Agricultural emergency declared in 4 provinces – Industrial Tomato amongst the most affected !

 The national government declared the agricultural emergency in the provinces of Santa Fe, Mendoza, Tucumán and Santiago del Estero because the production of different crops was affected as a result of floods, frosts and hail.It did so through resolutions 75, 76, 77 and 78/2019 of the Secretariat of Agribusiness, published in the Official Gazette.The agricultural

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WORLD PRICE INDEX – February 2019

WORLD PRICE TRENDS   Products for the industry – CROP 2018 / 2019 (for Chile & Egypt) Price per Kg, packed in aseptic bag in 220 l. (55 gal) drum – unless otherwise specified Origin 28/30CB 28/30HB* 36/38CB 12/14HB Diced Crushed Italy € 0.780 € 0.780 € 0.950 € 0.410 € 0.410 € 0.360 Spain

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World Price Index January 2019

WORLD PRICE TRENDS   Products for the industry – CROP 2018 / 2019 (for Chile & Egypt) Price per Kg, packed in aseptic bag in 220 l. (55 gal) drum – unless otherwise specified Origin 28/30CB 28/30HB* 36/38CB 12/14HB Diced Crushed Italy € 0.780 € 0.780 € 0.950 € 0.410 € 0.410 € 0.360 Spain

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Princes is partnering with Italian producers

Princes is partnering with Italian producers to support the ethical, environmental and economic value of the tomato supply chain. The ambient food and drink business has announced a partnership with Italian agricultural organization Coldiretti fostering financial stability for growers through guaranteed three-year supply contracts. The agreement ensures the pricing of tomatoes reflects the true costs

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Ivory Coast : A new processing tomatoes factory inaugurated

The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Promotion of SMEs, Diarrassouba Souleymane, chaired in beginning of February, the official launch of the activities of ” Tomatoes Ivory Coast ” (Tomaci).Owned by the Carré d’Or group, the tomatoes plant in Tomato, Tomaci, specializing in the manufacture of tomato paste, ketchup and pea preserves, was officially inaugurated on

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Turkey : temporary duty-free import for tomato paste

Various import announcements have been made by the Turkish government, including the importing of tomato paste. Turkey will import 25 000 tons of duty-free tomato paste. According to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decision, the duty-free paste can be imported until May 31, two months after the elections. The import of the product within the scope

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FG to ban tomato importation this year

The federal government will soon ban the importation of tomato paste before the end of this year, the minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said.  Addressing tomato farmers at Dangote tomato processing firm in Kadawa, Kura local government in Kano on Monday, Ogbeh said the ban was aimed at encouraging massive production of tomato

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Market Trends 2019

March 2019 Current market conditions have been quite stable over the last 2/3 months with limited demand; the only action is coming from Turkey, where local packers have been allowed to import up to 25 000 MT. of tomato paste to compensate the lack of products following the very low 2018 pack, Iran, where a

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EGYPT: a production of fresh tomatoes 12 months/12

Egypt is never tired of addressing challenges in terms of agricultural production, especially for fresh tomatoes for processing. After the traditional crops, Egypt is now able to ensure almost annual production over almost 330 days. Between the summer and winter crops that are well known to buyers, here is now inserted a third one of

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Brazil: Record yields for tomato

The industrial tomato sector has high yields in Brazil. This year, the harvest of the last batches of industrial tomatoes was completed in the first days of November. The Brazilian sector concentrates its production on the production of sauces, extracts and pulp; 90% of the national production is provided by the state of Goiás. Good

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